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# Read Resource • AI Agent SDK

> read_resource: Read an MCP resource by URI and return its normalised contents.

# read\_resource

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> This is a method of the [**MCPToolRunner**](../classes/MCPToolRunner) class in the [**mcp**](../modules/mcp) module.

Read an MCP resource by URI and return its normalised contents.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def read_resource(uri: Any) -> Any
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="uri" type="Any" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Any">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `normalize_resource_result`

## Source

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